Two from BU Cited for Encouraging Women in STEM
Lauded by magazine for their inspiration Elise Morgan (left), a College of Engineering professor of mechanical engineering and of biomedical engineering, and Cynthia Brossman, founder and administrative director of BU’s Learning Resource Network (LERNet) are cofounders of BU’s Summer Pathways outreach program. Morgan photo by Cydney Scott; Brossman photo courtesy of Brossman. The average annual […]
“In the Service of the City”
BU and Boston: a heritage of partnership By: BU Today Staff Community service and support and extensive financial contributions—from public works projects to scholarships for public school students—are part of the mission laid out by BU’s third president, Lemuel Murlin. Photo by Flickr contributor Thomas Hawk. The School of Education students working in the fourth-grade classroom […]
Sexual Misconduct Survey Guides Plan for Action
Questionnaire’s results: concerning numbers, commitment to improve Responses to the Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey showed that 73 percent of sexual assault survivors told a friend what had happened. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky. Nine out of ten BU students who completed a survey on sexual misconduct in March said they feel safe on campus, and three […]
A New Diagnostic for Kidney Disease
MED prof honored as BU Innovator of the Year David J. Salant, a MED professor of medicine and of pathology and laboratory medicine, is BU’s Innovator of the Year. Photos by Esther Ro (COM’15). Suggest to David Salant that his research must have taken a long time and you’ll hear a dry chuckle. “How about 30 […]
The Shark
BU Commencement speaker Vieira’s memorable lesson on dancing to your own tune Meredith Vieira and a surprise friend offered a lesson about nonconformance to BU graduates during the University’s 142nd Commencement Sunday. Photo by Chitose Suzuki. Early in her Commencement address Sunday, Meredith Vieira fretted that the graduates might forget her speech years from now. She […]
Promotion to Full Professor for Four MED Faculty
Expertise in cancer treatment, PTSD, antibiotic resistance, blood transfusion Four faculty members of the School of Medicine have been promoted to full professor in recognition of their scholarship. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky. Their research runs the gamut from high-tech cancer-spotting to preventing domestic violence among veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. And their expertise has earned […]